An archaeal aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase missing from genomic analysis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 5880-5884

  Hamann, Christian S ^a,c   Sowers, Kevin R ^b   Lipman, Richard S A ^a   Hou, Ya Ming ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYSTEINE; CYSTEINE TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CELL LYSATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; METHANOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; METHANOCOCCUS; METHANOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032883009     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.18.5880-5884.1999     Document Type: Article

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